Comments on: 30 ballparks http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/09/30-ballparks/ Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:27:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Craig http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/09/30-ballparks/comment-page-1/#comment-3395 Craig Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:02:23 +0000 http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/09/30-ballparks/#comment-3395 Oooh, I've never heard of him. I like his stuff. Thanks. Oooh, I’ve never heard of him. I like his stuff. Thanks.

]]> By: Marc Snyder http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/09/30-ballparks/comment-page-1/#comment-3396 Marc Snyder Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:09:46 +0000 http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/09/30-ballparks/#comment-3396 These remind me a good bit of some <a href="http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A3872&page_number=2&template_id=1&sort_order=1" rel="nofollow">Allan McCollum drawings</a>, except that I like your baseball park drawings quite a bit more, as I have more reason to compare one to the other. These remind me a good bit of some Allan McCollum drawings, except that I like your baseball park drawings quite a bit more, as I have more reason to compare one to the other.

]]> By: Anonymous http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/09/30-ballparks/comment-page-1/#comment-3397 Anonymous Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:55:27 +0000 http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/09/30-ballparks/#comment-3397 It looks like a sheep family tree! It looks like a sheep family tree!

]]> By: Hostess with the Mostest http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/09/30-ballparks/comment-page-1/#comment-3398 Hostess with the Mostest Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:03:58 +0000 http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/09/30-ballparks/#comment-3398 I really really like these for some reason, despite knowing actually nothing about baseball. Aesthetically pleasing on the eye maybe? I really really like these for some reason, despite knowing actually nothing about baseball. Aesthetically pleasing on the eye maybe?

]]> By: pauldwaite http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/09/30-ballparks/comment-page-1/#comment-3399 pauldwaite Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:51:16 +0000 http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/09/30-ballparks/#comment-3399 Ooh, the silhouette-y ones look a bit like faces. Ooh, the silhouette-y ones look a bit like faces.

]]> By: Anonymous http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/09/30-ballparks/comment-page-1/#comment-3400 Anonymous Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:37:34 +0000 http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/09/30-ballparks/#comment-3400 Thanks Craig! That was a solid 6 point answer (with link)! And a lot of work too for the list of ball parks) - google earth does provide interesting opportunities!<br /><br />I've read the Wiki bit and started to wonder - could you build a ball park that could be modified between games to become more of a hitter's or pitcher's park, depending on what the home teams vs. the other teams strength are (movable fences, making fences higher etc.) - would there be a rule to stop you?<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Alex Thanks Craig! That was a solid 6 point answer (with link)! And a lot of work too for the list of ball parks) – google earth does provide interesting opportunities!

I’ve read the Wiki bit and started to wonder – could you build a ball park that could be modified between games to become more of a hitter’s or pitcher’s park, depending on what the home teams vs. the other teams strength are (movable fences, making fences higher etc.) – would there be a rule to stop you?

Cheers

Alex

]]> By: Craig http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/09/30-ballparks/comment-page-1/#comment-3401 Craig Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:44:15 +0000 http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/09/30-ballparks/#comment-3401 1. Google Earth research.<br />2. Yep, they are all virtually the same scale (in the second drawing, you can see that the distance from pitcher's mound to home plate is the same in each silhouette).<br />3. I like things that look kinda the same but are different.<br />4. Left to right, top to bottom: Los Angeles Angels, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves; Milwaukee Brewers, St Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks; Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Florida Marlins; Mew York Mets, Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies; Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals; Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees.<br />5. Different sizes: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball#The_uniqueness_of_each_baseball_park" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball#The_uniqueness_of_each_baseball_park</a><br />6. Yes, home runs would be easier in some stadiums. But they are easier for both teams. 1. Google Earth research.
2. Yep, they are all virtually the same scale (in the second drawing, you can see that the distance from pitcher’s mound to home plate is the same in each silhouette).
3. I like things that look kinda the same but are different.
4. Left to right, top to bottom: Los Angeles Angels, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves; Milwaukee Brewers, St Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks; Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Florida Marlins; Mew York Mets, Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies; Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals; Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees.
5. Different sizes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball#The_uniqueness_of_each_baseball_park
6. Yes, home runs would be easier in some stadiums. But they are easier for both teams.

]]> By: Anonymous http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/09/30-ballparks/comment-page-1/#comment-3402 Anonymous Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:30:05 +0000 http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/09/30-ballparks/#comment-3402 Interesting (if slightly weird)! <br /><br />Where did you get those? Are they in some scale (all in the same)?<br />And - if that is not too intrusive - why did you draw them? Just because you like the shapes? Is there a figurelegend somewhere - which field is where? And why are there no rules about building the fields? A home run would be easier in one arena than in another (right?) - charming, but somehow wrong...<br /><br />Anyway - interesting idea...<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Alex Interesting (if slightly weird)!

Where did you get those? Are they in some scale (all in the same)?
And – if that is not too intrusive – why did you draw them? Just because you like the shapes? Is there a figurelegend somewhere – which field is where? And why are there no rules about building the fields? A home run would be easier in one arena than in another (right?) – charming, but somehow wrong…

Anyway – interesting idea…

Cheers

Alex

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